The training workshop to review and discuss the first steps of the Dnipro River Basin Management Plan development was organized by the EUWI+ project on 11-12 December in Kyiv.

The workshop was dedicated to RBMP team (specialists from Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, State Agency of Water Resources including Basin Organisation BUVR, and research institutes) and EUWI+ contractors.

As by its completion, the key stakeholders/participants exchanged opinions on the recommendations made by the EUWI+ experts related to the proposed delineation of water bodies and River Basin characterisation, as well as the next steps of the Dnipro RBMP development. Experts from Belarus and Georgia spoke about ongoing work on the delineation of water bodies, while international experts shared their experience in developing river basin management plans in the EU countries such as Austria and France. In addition, issues such as the capacity building of key stakeholders, the communication, the transboundary coordination for the Pripyat River basin, and awareness-raising campaigns were addressed and thoroughly discussed during this meeting.

During the practical collective exercises, the group identified and localised main issues in the Dnipro river basin, and worked on the complete planning process (main issues, stakes, goals, objectives, measures) for some stakes.